Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-12-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Taxing the Liquor and Other
Licenses.

Haxln8 the Liquor ana OtQer
Licenses.
Regular meeting. Present, AID. Cleye-
land. jerks, Maloney, Mann, Stanley
and Chanherlin, the mayor and auditor.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills were presented:
G c Ellis, IS SO for boarding prisoner.
On motion of Aid. jerks, the bill was
returned to Mr.. Ellis. and the auditor
instructed to explain to him why pay.
ment was refused. Garner & Cleveland,
$S.24 for lumber furnished the city pre-.
vious to Nov. l, 1887, OH motion was al
lowed.
Tho report Of City Justice McClory
was presented, and on motion vas ac-
cepted.
The monthly report Of the city treas.
urer was presented, and referred to the
auditor.
The mayor appointed Maj. Bcnham
and the chief Of police to inspect flues,
stoves, pipes and chimneys in the frs,
ward.
Ordinance No. was read by the audi
tor, for the second time, and on motion
Of Aid. Stanley was adopted, all voting
aye.
An ordinance regulating the sale OF
intoxicating liquors was presented and
read, and ON motion Of Aid. Stanley
Was adopted, all voting aye.
The council proceeded to fix the
amount Of liquor license for the ensuing
wear. AID. Msloney moyed that the
vote be taken by ballot. The motion was
seconded by Ale. Chamberlin and car
ried. AID. jerks moved to fix the re-
tail liquor license for the year 1855, 81,
$500, and seconded by Aid. Chambcrlin
AID. Mann moved to amend by in
sertng the igures $3.50 in the place OF
$500. Aid. Stanley seconded the mo-
ton to amend.
Aid. jerks accepted the amendmcn,
of Aid. Mann. The question was put
and on counting the ballots there were
four ayes and tw" nays.
| Aid. Chamhcrlin moved to reconsider
the motion whereby the liquor license
was placed at $3.50 for the year 1888
The motion was seconded and carried
| AID. jerks requested that the vote or
the question Of fixing the license, b'
taken by ayes and nay.
| Aid. Chambcrln moved that th'
liquor license for the ensuing year b'
placed ut 5000. The motion was sec
nnded by AID Cleveland. A vote bein,
! taken, the motion was lost.
Aid. jerks offered the following res1
luton:
Resolved, By the common council o
the City Of Devils Lake, that the retail
liquor license for the ensuing year b.
fixed at $500.
The motion was seconded. AID. Manr
moved to amend the resolution by strik
ing out the figures $500 and inserting
$3.50. The amendment was seconded
Aid. jerks accepted the amendment O
AID. Mann. A vote being taken on tn
amendment as accepted by Aid. jerks
resulted rs follows: Ayes, jerks, Mann
. Stanley, Maloney, Cleveland and Cham
berlin.
Moved by AID. jerks that the counc
stand adjourned to Tuesday evening
, Dec. 6, 1888. Adjourned.
No quorum being present Tuesda,
. evening the council adjourned unit
, Wednesday evening.
i Council met persuant to adjournment
0 Present, Aldermen Cleveland, Chamber
lin, Mann, Stanley. the mayor All
auditor. Absent, Maloney and Jcnk
:. Minutes Of the meetings held Dec.
F, and we're read and on motion ~
proved.
The mayor appointed the chief c
policc and J. 3. Eaton to inspect Il,
/. chimneys, stove pipes and Aues in tn
first ward. Maj. Benham having d.
clined to serve, and requested that the
. report to the council the conditio
thereof.
An ordinance was presented relatin
to aud licensing Of auctioneers. Th
ordinance was read and on motto
adopted. Aid. Cleveland, Chamberli,
8 Mann and Shanley voting aye. An 0
;. dinance relating to and licensing hacl
J. men and draynen, was presented an
!. read, and on motion adopted, Ak
It Chamberln, Cleveland, Mann and N,
. lonev voting aye.
A An ordinance regulating and licensin
hawkers, peddlers and travelling photos
raphers was presented and read and O
- motion adopted.
Moved by Aid. Shanley that tho cou,
Gil stand adjourned until Friday ever
ing Dec 9, 1887. Carried. Adjourned
"I G. N. FISHER, Auditor.
ri Liquor License.
A.. At the regular meeting OF the co,lnc
y Monday evening the liquor subdivisio
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